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My desktop rig currently has an R9 270 2GB.... It badly needs an upgrade if I ever hope to use VR

The most intensive things i play are heavily modded Minecraft and things like World of Tanks

Haha that's fine So other than that it looks good?

Go look for yourself lol

The list you pointed me to says the motherboard i picked supports 140W and my CPU is a 125W so i don't see the problem?

Changed motherboard and added a cpu fan. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.95 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T20 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg) Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Enermax REVOLUTION X't 530W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ NCIX US) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Gateway KX2153 Abd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($89.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($17.99 @ Newegg) Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers ($34.99 @ Amazon) Total: $811.83 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 19:54 EST-0500

Okay, thanks again for the help. I'll be back later and I'll tinker with your build a little to see if i can lower the price a bit.

Thanks for the feedback. This is first build and I'm not too familiar with the pros/cons of each part but seeing as how this will be a light gaming/video editing/workstation hybrid, I'm willing to keep the FX as long as it won't hurt gaming too much

Thanks for showing me pcpartpicker. This is the first I heard about the site. I spent a while tinkering around and came up with this: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg) Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Enermax REVOLUTION X't 530W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ NCIX US) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Gateway KX2153 Abd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($89.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($17.99 @ Newegg) Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers ($34.99 @ Amazon) Total: $791.85 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 14:38 EST-0500 Chose a cheaper but faster AMD cpu and slightly cheaper gfx card, and included Windows 7 in the price.

I did and edited my previous post. lol

I want AMD because of freesync and the fact that I have a few thousand points in AMD Gaming Evolved. Edit: nvmd, just saw the links... they weren't there until I refreshed the page again? anyway.. thanks a lot thats a nice looking build and having the Radeon card satisfies my AMD needs. But more Ideas are welcome!

This is going to be a PC that my whole family uses. Me for moderate gaming, my little brother for recording and editing gameplay (mostly of Minecraft), and my Mother will use it (rarely) for working from home (as a secretary in a slightly outdated office). I want to use an AMD APU, will need plenty of USB ports, and lots of peripherals: decent 1080p screen measuring <20" usb keyboard/mouse webcam mic speakers possibly a bluetooth card I will worry about the peripherals, but included the list to give an idea of how much room to leave in the budget for them. I'll answer any questions in the replies and updates to the topic. Thanks in advance! Edit 1: I want AMD because of freesync and the fact that I have a few thousand points in AMD Gaming Evolved. However, it doesn't have to be an APU Edit 2: current setup: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.95 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T20 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg) Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Enermax REVOLUTION X't 530W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ NCIX US) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Gateway KX2153 Abd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($89.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($17.99 @ Newegg) Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers ($34.99 @ Amazon) Total: $811.83 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 19:54 EST-0500

I want to win this because I need another computer to play Minecraft with my little brother. He bought a server for us to play on and currently I have to leave the house and skype him. It's really inconvenient and I'd love to have another computer in the house. Also congrats on 1 million!

What I love most about teh M8 is the great battery life in spite of only 2600 milliamp hours -edit Almost didn't say this because it's obvious but the speakers are so innova-I mean obvious how could you not want the only phone that makes sense?